As a part of ESPN’s 25th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari will make a guest appearance Friday night on ESPN’s National Town Hall Meeting. The two-hour show, which will air Friday from 6-8 p.m. on ESPN, will include a “town hall” discussion about the current image of the black athlete with director Spike Lee and other prominent panelists.Hosted by Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts and Outside the Lines’ Bob Ley, Calipari will join athletes, coaches and entertainers, including ESPN commentator Michael Wilbon, WNBA player and world champion track and field athlete Marion Jones, and football coach Randy Shannon, to focus on the topic of the current image of the black athlete.

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